Tourism & Culture
Eco-tourism footfall rose from 55.20 lakh in 2022–23 to 74.90 lakh in 2024–25. Rajgir Nature Safari, with its glass skywalk and zipline, nearly doubled to about 3 lakh visitors; Karamchat Dam in Kaimur tripled to about 1.5 lakh and Bhimbandh in Munger more than doubled.
After the Eco-Tourism Investors Meet 2026, the Tourism Department identified 276 sites — 29 reservoirs and 247 ponds, lakes and wetlands — for private development on 30-year leases, with viability gap funding and fast approvals.